Caleb Hanie on his way back to Broncos

Denver had itself a pretty good Sunday night and the good news just keeps on coming.

Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post reports that Broncos coach John Fox announced that quarterback Caleb Hanie is returning to the Broncos.

Okay, we might have oversold it a bit. It qualifies as news, though, and it’s not bad news for anyone except the guy who will have to be cut in order to get Hanie back on the roster two days after he was released. Defensive tackle Sealver Siliga was promoted from the practice squad when Hanie was cut loose on Saturday, but the news that Ty Warren tore his triceps again could mean that someone else gets the short straw.

The reason why Hanie was dropped and then re-signed has nothing to do with the quarterback spot. There wasn’t much about Sunday night that would have made the Broncos feeling the need to add a quarterback. The Broncos had to guarantee him his full salary and they don’t have to do it by signing him on Monday, making Hanie what Fox called a “procedural cut.”

Hanie started four games for the Bears last season when Jay Cutler was injured and before he lost the job. The Broncos will be quite happy not to see history repeat itself.

“Defensive tackle Sealver Siliga was promoted from the practice squad when Hanie was cut loose on Saturday, but the news that Ty Warren tore his triceps again could mean that someone else gets the short straw.”

Same thing will be repeated across the league this week. Released players resigned after week one so yearly salary not fully guaranteed. Same thing with other teams going out and getting unsigned players, they’ll sift through what’s out there and pick up a contract or two.

@ttommytom
Your math is bad. Hanie was cut and Siliga placed on the team last Friday, maintaining the team total to 53 roster spots. Siliga may not have been moved to the active roster though.
With Warren going out on IR or getting cut (who knows?) and Hanie picked up again, it is possible for Siliga and Hanie to be on the team to hold at 53 spots, but that might not happen. As I understand it, part of Hanie’s major chunk of change comes from being on the roster for an actual game, and the Broncos may not want to pay him more, so he may get cut and picked up again. It may also depend on if the Broncos might want to activate someone else.

Hanie’s a stud…No Bull, and coming from a Bear for life. The guy’s got tramendous physical ability and a good head. he did great in the NFC game, better than any of us expected but knew he could do..he wasnt ready when Cutty went down last year, the situation, expectations, and timing were all too much for that genuinely nice of a kid in the NFL.. his compass is just off. everyones compass is off sometime, once he gets in his own system and has time to learn and adapt it (if that ever happens), them he’ll shine as well as Shaub or A.Smith could..